VOCABULARY
small, round marks on the surface of something, like the patterns on a leopard or ladybug.
SPOTS
You don't like chocolate ice cream, _____ _____?
You don't like chocolate ice cream, do you?
a green insect that looks like a leaf
Katydid
Make a comparative sentence using as...as:
A jaguar _____ _____ dangerous _____ a cougar.
A jaguar is as dangerous as a cougar.
long, narrow lines of color that go across an animal or object, like on a zebra or tiger.
STRIPES
Penguins are birds, _______ ______?
Penguins are birds, aren't they?
an animal that lives in the see and changes its shape to imitate jelly fish, lionfish, flatfish
The mimic octopus
Make a comparative sentence using as ...as
The striped frog ____ _____ poisonous ____ a snake.
The striped frog is as poisonous as a snake.
an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal (the predator).
PREY
Mary eats cheseecake, _______ ______?
Mary eats cheseecake, doesn't she?
a sea animal that looks like floating seaweed to hide from predators.
The leafy sea dragon
I think a deer _____ ____ cute _____ a dog.
I think a deer is as cute as a dog.
an animal that hunts and eats other animals.
PREDATOR
You weren't happy here, ____ ____?
You weren't happy here, were you?
a small insect that looks like a flower to catch prey.
The Orchid Mantis
The monarch butterfly ______ _____ pretty _____ the viceroy butterfly. (NOT)
The monarch butterfly isn't as pretty as the viceroy butterfly.
to look like or be similar to something or someone.
RESEMBLE
She likes to see dangerous animals, doesn't she?
a bird that can copy the sounds and songs of other birds or noises like a piano or car alarms. This bird sing to attract female birds.
The Mockingbird
A bee sting is not as painful as a wasp sting.